Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
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Simon Baker
Nick Fallin
Dabney Coleman
Burton Fallin
Alan Rosenberg
Alvin Masterson
Wendy Moniz
Louisa 'Lulu' Archer
Raphael Sbarge
Jake Straka
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22 episodes • 2001Avg: 4.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 25, 2001 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Reunion | Oct 2, 2001 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Paternity | Oct 9, 2001 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Lolita? | Oct 16, 2001 | 3.5 |
| 5 | The Men from the Boys | Oct 23, 2001 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Indian Summer | Oct 30, 2001 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Feeding Frenzy | Nov 6, 2001 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Heart | Nov 20, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Funnies | Nov 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Loyalties | Dec 11, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Home | Dec 18, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Causality | Jan 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Privilege | Jan 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Family | Feb 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | In Loco Parentis | Feb 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Solidarity | Mar 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Divide | Mar 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mothers of the Disappeared | Mar 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lawyers, Guns and Money | Apr 9, 2002 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Shelter | May 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chinese Wall | May 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Beginning | May 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 2002Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Testimony | Sep 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Monster | Oct 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Dead | Oct 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Next Life | Oct 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Assuming the Position | Oct 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Living | Oct 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Innocent | Nov 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Neighborhood | Nov 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Dark | Nov 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sacrifice | Dec 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | No Good Deed | Dec 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | You Belong to Me | Jan 7, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ambition | Jan 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Understand Your Man | Feb 4, 2003 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Where You Are | Feb 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Weight | Feb 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Intersection | Feb 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 18 | My Aim Is True | Mar 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Back in the Ring | Apr 1, 2003 | 1.0 |
| 20 | What It Means to You | Apr 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Burton & Ernie | Apr 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sensitive Jackals | May 6, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 23 | All the Rage | May 13, 2003 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2003Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnival | Sep 23, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Big Coal | Sep 30, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Line | Oct 7, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Father-Daughter Dance | Oct 14, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Shame | Oct 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Let's Spend the Night Together | Oct 28, 2003 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Hazel Park | Nov 4, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Believe | Nov 11, 2003 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Let God Sort 'Em Out | Nov 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Swimming | Dec 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Legacy | Jan 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Beautiful Blue Mystic | Jan 13, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Amends | Jan 27, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 14 | All Is Mended | Feb 10, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Without Consent | Feb 17, 2004 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Sparkle (aka: Glow) | Feb 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Watchers | Mar 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Bachelor Party | Mar 9, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Remember | Apr 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Vote | Apr 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Blood In, Blood Out | Apr 27, 2004 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Antarctica | May 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
